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Bodycam video of a man rescued at night live on WDSU

WDSU obtained exclusive police body camera video from September 11th. A man was trapped in his truck on Canal Boulevard during Hurricane Francine. The dramatic rescue was recorded live on WDSU. New body camera video shows more of the scary scene. “It appears someone drove against traffic and got stuck,” the officer said. “The truck is floating now. I can't get there over 7 feet. The driver is in the water at the front end of the truck. He's running out of air to breathe.” “I need a boat,” said the officer. “Where is Engine 13?” This gentleman is losing his breath. I keep begging them to send one of the SOD boats. You have to reinforce it. I won't get to it. That's how deep I am.” WDSU reporter Jonah Gilmore and photographer Mathew Demeester were the only news crew on the scene and captured the horrific moment live on air. At the same time, Miles Crawford watches WDSU and came to help. “I'm a nurse in the emergency room at University Medical Center,” Crawford said of his own life to save the driver. Once the driver was pulled out, he was questioned by police. “We have to get emergency services here,” the officer told the driver. “Oh my God, that was scary,” the driver said. “I didn’t try to get around it. I was just scared.” “You'll be scared,” the officer said. “He is very disoriented,” the officer said. “I almost drowned,” said the driver. “Oh my God, I can't believe this.” “EMS is coming for him,” the officer said. “I took a wrong turn,” the driver said badly. That scared the crap out of me. I can't believe it. Totally saved my life. I didn't think I'd get out of there.” “You didn't have much more space,” said the officer. Police then placed the driver in the back seat of a unit. In the body camera video, the officer is asked if the driver was tested. You can hear the rain pattering. “I would definitely test him,” the officer said. I immediately took him to my unit and wanted to have him examined by the emergency services.” The officer finally took the driver to the hospital. On the way the driver asks about his truck. “Any idea what's going to happen to my truck?” the driver said. “For safety reasons, I am currently tending to you to take you to the hospital. Get examined, that's my concern. “We can’t do anything about the truck right now, it’s lying in six and a half feet of water that you got into,” the officer said.

NEW ORLEANS –

WDSU obtained exclusive police body camera video from September 11th. A man was trapped in his truck on Canal Boulevard during Hurricane Francine.

The dramatic rescue was captured live on WDSU.

New body camera video shows more of the scary scene.

“It appears someone drove against traffic and got stuck,” the officer said. “The truck is floating now. I can't get there over 7 feet. The driver is in the water at the front end of the truck. He’s running out of air to breathe.”

“I need a boat,” the officer said. “Where is Engine 13? This gentleman is deflating. I keep begging them to send one of the SOD boats. You have to reinforce it. I can't get there. That’s how deep it is where I am.”

WDSU reporter Jonah Gilmore and photographer Mathew Demeester were the only news crew on scene and captured the horrific moment live on air.

At the same time, Miles Crawford watches WDSU and came to help.

“I’m an emergency room nurse at University Medical Center,” Crawford said.

“It’s deep,” the official said. “At the moment it is over 2.40 meters.”

Crawford jumped into the water with a hammer and smashed the window, risking his own life to save the driver.

After the driver is pulled out, he is questioned by police.

“My mistake,” said the driver.

“We need to get emergency services here,” the official said.

The officer is on body camera video questioning the driver.

“Oh my God, that was scary,” the driver said. “I wasn't trying to get around it. I was just scared.”

“You’ll be scared,” the officer said.

“He is very disoriented,” the officer said.

“I almost drowned,” said the driver. “Oh my God, I can’t believe this.”

“The emergency services are coming for him,” the officer said.

“I took a wrong turn,” said the driver. “My mistake. That scared the crap out of me. I can't believe it. Totally saved my life. I didn’t think I would get out of there.”

“They didn’t have much more room,” the official said.

Police then placed the driver in the back seat of a unit.

In the body camera video, the officer is asked if the driver was tested.

You can hear the rain pattering.

“I would definitely test him,” the officer said. I immediately took him to my unit and wanted him to be examined by the emergency services.”

The officer eventually took the driver to the hospital. On the way, the driver asks about his truck.

“Any idea what's going to happen to my truck?” the driver said.

“For safety reasons, I am currently tending to you to take you to the hospital. Get examined, that's my concern. “We can’t do anything about the truck right now, it’s lying in six and a half feet of water that you got into,” the officer said.

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